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| I. | [ANTHROPOLOGY.—The Study of Mankind.—A review of Prof.Max Muller's recent address before the British Association.] |
| II. | [CHEMISTRY.—Standards and Methods for the Polarimetric Estimationof Sugars.—A U.S. internal revenue report on the titularsubject.—2 illustrations.] |
| [The Formation of Starch in Leaves.—An interesting examinationinto the physiological role of leaves.—1 illustration.] |
| [The Water Molecule.—By A. GANSWINDT.—A very interestingcontribution to structural chemistry.] |
| III. | [CIVIL ENGINEERING.—Demolition of Rocks under Waterwithout Explosives.—Lobnitz System.—By EDWARD S. CRAWLEY.—Amethod of removing rocks by combined dredging andramming as applied on the Suez Canal.—3 illustrations.] |
| IV. | [ELECTRICITY.—Electrical Standards.—The English Board ofTrade commission's standards of electrical measurements.] |
| [The London-Paris Telephone.—By W.H. PREECE, F.R.S.—Detailsof the telephone between London and Paris and its remarkablesuccess.—6 illustrations.] |
| [The Manufacture of Phosphorus by Electricity.—A new industrybased on dynamic electricity.—Full details.] |
| [The Two or Three Phase Alternating Current Systems.—ByCARL HERING.—A new industrial development in electricityfully described and graphically developed.—15 illustrations.] |
| V. | [GEOGRAPHY AND EXPLORATION.—The Grand Falls ofLabrador.—The Bowdoin College exploring expedition and its adventuresand discoveries in Labrador.] |
| VI. | [MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.—Improved Changeable SpeedGearing.—An ingenious method of obtaining different speeds atwill from a single driving shaft.—2 illustrations.] |
| [Progress in Engineering.—Notes on the progress of the lastdecade.] |
| VII. | [MEDICINE AND HYGIENE.—Eyesight.—Its Care during Infancyand Youth.—By L. WEBSTER FOX, M.D.—A very timelyarticle on the preservation of sight and its deterioration amongcivilized people.] |
| [The Use of Compressed Air in Conjunction with Medicinal Solutionsin the Treatment of Nervous and Mental Affections.—ByJ. LEONARD CORNING.—The enhancement of the effects of remediesby subsequent application of compressed air.] |
| VIII. | [MINERALOGY.—A Gem-Bearing Granite Vein in WesternConnecticut.—By L.P. GRATACAP.—A most interesting mineralfissure yielding mica and gems recently opened.] |
| IX. | [NATURAL HISTORY.—Ants.—By RUTH WARD KAHN.—Aninteresting presentation of the economy of ants.] |
| X. | [NAVAL ENGINEERING.—Armor Plating on Battleships—Franceand Great Britain.—A comparison of the protective systemsof the French and English navies.—5 illustrations.] |
| [The Redoutable.—An important member of the French Mediterraneanfleet described and illustrated.—1 illustration.] |
| XI. | [TECHNOLOGY.—New Bleaching Apparatus.—A newly inventedapparatus for bleaching pulp.—2 illustrations.] |
